Our Network Members

Global Ties U.S. leads the country’s largest and oldest citizen diplomacy network of nonprofit organizations, with 70+ members implementing exchange programs in all 50 U.S. states.

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California

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Setting the Table with Dinner Diplomacy
Setting the Table for Diplomacy 
45 Years of People-to-People Exchanges
Career Connections San Francisco: Empowering ExchangeAlumni through Technology and Entrepreneurship

Florida

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2026 Citizen Diplomat Awards Recognize Local Leaders Showcasing American Excellence and Innovation
Setting the Table with Dinner Diplomacy
Setting the Table for Diplomacy 
Career Connections Miami: A Convergence of Culture, Connection, and Career Growth

Illinois

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Global Ties U.S. Submits Outside Witness Testimony to Senate Appropriators
Reflecting on Five Decades of International Exchange Experience: A Q&A with Renee Buisker
Global Partnerships in Cybersecurity and AI
Q&A with Marissa Buffo and Morgan Lyn of WorldChicago

Iowa

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Setting the Table with Dinner Diplomacy
Impact of Exchange Exhibit Brings the World to Iowa
Photo Exhibit Highlighting International Exchange Programs to Stop in Iowa
Emerging Leader Highlights Exchange Opportunities from Iowa to Japan

Kentucky

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2026 Citizen Diplomat Awards Recognize Local Leaders Showcasing American Excellence and Innovation
Setting the Table with Dinner Diplomacy
Global Ties U.S. Submits Outside Witness Testimony to Senate Appropriators
Setting the Table for Diplomacy 

Michigan

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Setting the Table with Dinner Diplomacy
Setting the Table for Diplomacy 
ExchangeAlumni Rev Up Innovation in Detroit
How My IVLP Experience Inspired My Career Goals

Missouri

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Setting the Table with Dinner Diplomacy
Global Ties U.S. Submits Outside Witness Testimony to Senate Appropriators
Career Connections Kansas City: Skills for Success in the Heartland
Global Ties KC Celebrates 70 years

Ohio

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Setting the Table with Dinner Diplomacy
Setting the Table for Diplomacy 
Remembering Three Decades of Citizen Diplomacy  
100 Years of Exchange in Cleveland

Texas

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Message from the 2026 National Meeting Chair
Strengthening U.S.-Mexico Relations with Police and Law Enforcement Exchanges
National Program Agencies

National Program Agencies are nonprofits based primarily in Washington, DC that coordinate and implement exchange programs. National Program Agencies work closely with our Community-Based Members to create tailored experiences for exchange program participants of the U.S. Department of State International Visitor Leadership Program (IVLP):

 

 

The Office of International Visitors 

The Office of International Visitors (OIV) at the U.S. Department of State is responsible for implementing the International Visitor Leadership Program (IVLP). OIV works closely with the private sector, including the National Program Agencies and Community-Based Members of Global Ties U.S.

Legacy CBMs
  • Legacy Community-Based Members are member organizations that are no longer actively programming IVLP projects. They may be continuing their involvement with the IVLP by being a support to other CBMs, such as by providing home hospitality, resource outreach, and other activities.
  • Citizen Diplomacy Alliance
  • Freeport Area International Visitors Council
  • Geneseo International Area Thanksgiving Program
  • Grand Island Area Council for International Visitors
  • International Center of Syracuse
  • International Relations Council of Riverside
  • Oklahoma City International Visitors Council
  • Kiwanis Club of Omaha
  • Paris International Fellowship
  • Rochester Global Connections
  • World Affairs Council of South Texas
  • Wright State University